ISLAMABAD, DEC 23 (DNA) – The government is likely to increase the price of electricity by Rs 1.52, which will put an additional burden to the already suffering people. The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has requested to increase the price of electricity by 57 paisa per unit for October and 95 paisa per unit for November under the fuel price adjustment. In October, the production cost of electricity was Rs 4.11 per unit while the reference fuel cost was Rs 3.75 per unit, while in November, the production cost ofRead More

KARACHI, DEC 23  (DNA) –  National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) Karachi organized a webinar on the topic of “Promotion of Maritime Tourism in Pakistan” on Wednesday to identify and explore the potential of maritime tourism industry for Pakistan’s economy and to draw attention on the various issues and challenges in the growth of this sector. Muhammad Aslam Ghauri, Secretary, Environment Climate Change & Coastal Development Department, Government of Sindh graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, whereas, eminent International and national speakers gave an insight on various aspects of maritimeRead More

  ISLAMABAD, DEC 23 (DNA) – Christmas is the message of love, Christians are patriot Pakistanis, said the Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Wednesday. He expressed this while addressing a special Cake cutting ceremony held in the connection of Christmas at the office of Capital Development Authority (CDA) in Islamabad. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed congratulated the Christian community and directed the Chief Secretaries to ensure the security of churches. The Chief Secretaries of all the provinces should serve the churches. Christian community is loyal to Pakistan, he added. HeRead More

DNA ISLAMABAD – With strict adherence to the standard operating procedures, the Young leaders Conference took an early start to their day. The fourth day was champed by a youth leader himself, Mr. Umair Jaliawala. Umair made sure to level up the participant’s day by inspiring, encouraging, and adding a breath to the participant’s life. The day was sponsored by English Biscuit Manufacturers, EBM have been partners with the Young Leaders Conference for more than 18 years and have been successfully executing YLC as one. The day was all aboutRead More

DNA SIALKOT, DEC 23 – Chairman Sialkot International Airport Limited Mian Naeem Javed has said that there are vast opportunities for growth in the aviation industry. Sialkot International Airport has become the center of attention of the world after the visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan visit of.Sialkot  where international flights from different are under operation  and Gujranwala Division as well as Azad Jammu and Kashmir  large numbers of people from other adjoining areas are availing domestic and international flights from Sialkot Airport.   This was stated by Chairman SialRead More

ISLAMABAD, DEC 23 (DNA) – Pakistan Railways has upgraded as many as 620 coaches from its own resources to increase revenue of the department and facilitate its passengers for comfortable travel during the last three years. Giving the year wise breakup of the upgraded coaches, an official in the Ministry of Railways told that 168 coaches were upgraded in 2016-17, 192 in 2017-18 and 260 coaches in 2018-19. Regarding the availability of coaches, he said that at present around 472 coaches were out of service or non-functional, which needed heavy orRead More